The International Women’s Media Foundation (IWMF) and the International Reporting Project (IRP) are pleased to present a panel discussion with the honorees of the 2017 James Foley Freedom Awards, hosted by New America.

Join New America’s Open Technology Institute as we welcome Congressman Frank Pallone, Jr., the ranking member of the House Energy & Commerce Committee, to discuss the future of the open internet. The event will also include an expert panel to unpack the implications of Pai’s proposal.

Join us for a panel discussion of the nature of competition in the Internet economy and the impact it is having and could have on consumers, innovation, job creation, and GDP growth. Our expert speakers also will explore new ideas for ways federal regulators might leverage the regulatory framework to entice private investment in digital infrastructure.

The FCC is concluding the most complex auction in history, the culmination of a decade-long planning process for moving spectrum from broadcast to mobile broadband uses. On the morning of May 12, The Center for Innovation Policy at Duke Law will hold a half-day conference that will identify lessons from this auction for spectrum policy, government disposition of assets (whether of spectrum or other resources), and the future of innovation policy generally.

As the nation’s technology evolves and improves, the subcommittee will take a look at the future of emergency alerting throughout the country. #SubCommTech will consider the possibilities and challenges of new methods of alerting the public of impending severe weather, natural disasters, and other emergency situations.

Freeing up more spectrum for consumer and business use is essential for further wireless innovation, and one of the largest opportunities in the quest to maximize the efficient use of spectrum is in upgrading legacy federal radio systems. Various federal agencies hold vast swaths of spectrum that could potentially be used more efficiently or put to more valuable use, but they have limited incentives to give up control. What mechanisms can best fund and hasten federal users’ upgrade of legacy radio systems to help free up spectrum? To what extent and how best can we preserve flexibility for government radio users to achieve their mission?

Smart grids, intelligent transportation systems, connected street lights and remote healthcare are just some of the next-generation technologies and smart community initiatives that are enabled by advanced communications infrastructure. Hear fiber and wireless providers as well as local government representatives discuss how infrastructure allows them to create smarter communities.

35 lectures, panels, round-tables, and special events on a comprehensive selection of industry topics taught by leading industry experts. In addition, the dynamic exhibit hall showcases all of the most relevant infrastructure development tools, platforms and services helping to drive the industry forward.

The Federal Trade Commission will host an all-day conference, “Planning For the Future,” examining the state of identity theft now and how it may evolve in the future. The even will take place on May 24, 2017, in Washington, DC.

Partnership for Progress on the Digital Divide (PPDD) is the only academic professional organization in the world focused solely on the digital divide and on connecting research to policymaking and practice to strategize actions and catalyze solutions to this pressing societal concern.

Panelists include social media, rural broadband and cloud service companies. In addition, Edgar Figueroa will present the Wi-Fi Alliance study projecting the need for more unlicensed access and Paul Garnett will provide an update on Microsoft’s Affordable Access TV white spaces projects.

The FCC's Wireless Telecommunications Bureau will hold a webinar on a recently-adopted Notice of Proposed Rulemaking and Notice of Inquiry entitled Accelerating Wireless Broadband Deployment by Removing Barriers to Infrastructure Investment.

Join New America’s Open Technology Institute for a panel discussion that will examine the latest developments in the crypto-debates raging across Europe, consider how they may impact the debate in the U.S., look for comparative lessons learned, and discuss how best to effectively engage in what is quickly becoming a global policy conflict.

The FCC's Wireless Telecommunications Bureau will hold a webinar on a recently-adopted Notice of Proposed Rulemaking and Notice of Inquiry entitled Accelerating Wireless Broadband Deployment by Removing Barriers to Infrastructure Investment.

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FTC Commissioner Terrell McSweeny and Steptoe's Jon Sallet to discuss the future of net neutrality—a timely and important topic given the FCC’s decision to explore the repeal of the 2015 Open Internet Rules and the disavowal of FCC powers that have kept the Internet open.